NeMLA Convention, New Brunswick, NJ

What is France? Ideology, Politics and Utopia in Early modern French Literature What is France in the early modern period? Is it already possible to speak about a French entity, or is it still an utopia? Abstracts (in both French and English, 250-300 words) examining (but not limited to) fields such as the the place of the King, the definition of the geographic space, the religion, the idea of the language and/or literature as tools to define or fight the idea of France, should be sent to Charles-Louis Morand Métivier at chm58@pitt.edu. These abstracts must cover events or works up to the late 16th century